After 19 hours in two different planes, we have arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It is 12:18 AM here on Thursday. Cambodia is 11 hours ahead. The first plane ride was 14 hours, and the second was only 5. At the airport, there was a driver waiting to take us to our hotel. We rode in a Tut Tut - it was an open air wagon pulled by a motocycle. Because it was dark when we arrived in Cambodia, I have no pictures from here yet; however, I took an awesome picture of Northern Siberia as our plane flew over Russia. That picture should be attached. :) Don't forget to post questions and comments!
Good pic!
ReplyDeletehey Mrs. Dougherty hope the flight was good and the class was so exited that u Skype to us today. How much of a money difference is it from our dollar to the Cambodian reil. hope you have a good trip and I will post tomorrow.
ReplyDeletehow is Cambodia so far? Is it nice there. Oh by the way thats a really cool picture. Have a good time, and you will be hearing from me a lot probably!
ReplyDeleteWhen you arrived could you understand the language or did they speak English?
ReplyDeleteHey gang!! It was great skyping into the 7th period as well. I'm glad it worked out! I plan on skyping into all of the classes at some point. I do not understand Khmer at all. We have translators to help us. Most places accept american dollars as well as Cambodia riels. The conversion is 4000 riels for 1 dollar. I got to meet your pen pals today. I'll post more about that in a little bit!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like Cambodia is a lot of fun! I think it would be really fun to have a ride in a Tut Tut, I can't wait to Skype with you when we have a chance!
ReplyDeleteYo P-Doc. Whats the weather like down there? What are the houses like? Do they have things like community pools?
ReplyDeleteCambodia looks really nice, and cold. Is there any other transportation besides a Tut Tut or do you have to walk everywhere? I cant wait till our class skypes with you as Jamie said! :) Have a fun trip!
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Thanks for you posts! The weather was very hot today! We did a lot of temple tours, so we were walking in the jungle. At night it got a little cooler, but overall - very warm here!
ReplyDeleteThere is a hotel near mine that has a pool which many people pay to just swim at. Some members of my group are planning on going Sunday because they also have a 10/day all you can eat buffet and access to the pool. I don't think I will go though - I want to visit some more of the temples!
Most Cambodians ride either a regular 2 wheel bike or a motorbike (a little smaller than our motorcycles). There are only a handful of cars. The tuk tuk's are usually only used by Tourists.
Nice Picture! Is that in Russia or Cambodian?
ReplyDeleteThis picture is Russia - Northern Siberia, just South of the city of Anadry. See if you can find it on the map!
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